From owner-freebsd-ports Sat Oct 7 4:40: 5 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8994F37B502 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2000 04:40:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id EAA18449; Sat, 7 Oct 2000 04:40:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 04:40:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200010071140.EAA18449@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Kris Kennaway Subject: Re: ports/21814: Inetd's very existence is a security risk. Reply-To: Kris Kennaway Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR ports/21814; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Kris Kennaway To: mwm@mired.org Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/21814: Inetd's very existence is a security risk. Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 04:35:18 -0700 On Sat, Oct 07, 2000 at 11:02:03AM -0000, mwm@mired.org wrote: > "make installworld" on your favorite box that doesn't run > inetd, and notice that you get a brand, spanking new copy of > inetd. That's what this is for in /etc/rc.conf: inetd_enable="NO" # Run the network daemon dispatcher (YES/NO). It's only a security risk if you're running it. Kris To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message